Detroit Tigers and Minnesota Twins meet in game 2 of series

Minnesota Twins (29-20, first within the AL Central) vs. Detroit Tigers (18-29, fourth within the AL Central)

Detroit; Tuesday, 1:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Twins: Devin Smeltzer (1-0, 1.04 ERA, .81 WHIP, eight strikeouts); Tigers: Rony Garcia (0-0, 3.00 ERA, .83 WHIP, 22 strikeouts)

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Twins -149, Tigers +126; over/beneath is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Detroit Tigers lead 1-0 in a five-game collection towards the Minnesota Twins.

Detroit has gone 11-14 at house and 18-29 general. The Tigers have gone 4-2 in video games once they hit at the least two house runs.

Minnesota has gone 12-9 on the highway and 29-20 general. The Twins have gone 9-5 in video games determined by one run.

Tuesday’s sport is the eighth time these groups sq. off this season. The Twins maintain a 5-2 benefit within the season collection.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jonathan Schoop has eight doubles, a triple, 4 house runs and 10 RBI for the Tigers. Harold Castro is 7-for-23 with a double and three house runs over the previous 10 video games.

Byron Buxton leads the Twins with 11 house runs whereas slugging .508. Luis Arraez is 19-for-40 with three RBI over the previous 10 video games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 5-5, .224 batting common, 4.03 ERA, outscored by 12 runs

Twins: 6-4, .291 batting common, 3.80 ERA, outscored opponents by 9 runs

INJURIES: Tigers: Robbie Grossman: 10-Day IL (neck), Elvin Rodriguez: day-to-day (decrease physique), Miguel Cabrera: day-to-day (again), Eduardo Rodriguez: 15-Day IL (ribcage), Will Vest: 15-Day IL (covid-19), Victor Reyes: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Austin Meadows: 10-Day IL (vertigo), Michael Pineda: 15-Day IL (finger), Tyler Alexander: 15-Day IL (elbow), Kyle Funkhouser: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Matt Manning: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Casey Mize: 10-Day IL (elbow), Spencer Turnbull: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jake Rogers: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jose Cisnero: 60-Day IL (shoulder)

Twins: Carlos Correa: day-to-day (covid-19), Royce Lewis: 10-Day IL (knee), Sonny Grey: day-to-day (pectoral), Max Kepler: day-to-day (leg), Danny Coulombe: 15-Day IL (hip), Gilberto Celestino: 10-Day IL (covid-19), Joe Ryan: 10-Day IL (covid-19), Cody Stashak: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Josh Winder: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Miguel Sano: 60-Day IL (knee), Chris Paddack: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jhon Romero: 60-Day IL (biceps), Jorge Alcala: 60-Day IL (elbow), Randy Dobnak: 60-Day IL (finger), Kenta Maeda: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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